Question

Benito earns $250 per week giving surfing lessons plus $75 for each surfboard he sells. If Benito wants to earn at least $500 this week, which inequality could be solved to find x, the number of surfboards he needs to sell?

Group of answer choices

250 x +75< equal to 500

250 +75x> equal to 500

250+75x equal to 500

Answer 1

Multiply 75 by the number of surfboards sold to get 75x add that to what he makes giving lessons:

250 + 75x

He wants to earn at least 500 so the equation has to be greater than or equal to 500:

Answer: 250 + 75x > equal to 500